Lasting machine



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LASTING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented May 17, 1938 UNITE STATES ATENT OFFICE LASTING MACHINE Application July 31, 1935, Serial No. 34,057

40 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and more particularly to lasting machines of the bed type. Such machines have been commonly used heretofore for lasting the toe ends and sometimes also the heel ends of shoes, the sides of which, between the toe and heel ends, are lasted in a different manner, as by use of machines of the socalled hand-method type. It is an object or the present invention to provide means whereby portions of the sides of a shoe as well as an end thereof may be conveniently lasted in a, bed machine, the illustrated embodiment of the invention, having, in combination with toe-lasting means, further means for lasting the shoe in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion. It is contemplated that theuse of such lasting means will be particularly advantageous in operating on shoes the uppers of which are secured in lasted relation to insoles at the forepart by an adhesive, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in utility to that kind of work nor limited to forepart-lasting means as distinguished from means for lasting other portions.

For the purposes in view the invention, in one aspect, provides a novel organization of end-lasting members and side-lasting members so arranged and operated that the side-lasting members assume positions relatively to the shoe determined by the operative movements of the endlasting members. Insurance is thus afforded that the side-lasting members will always operate in a definite relation to the end-lasting members. More particularly, in the construction herein shown, there are combined with toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe as usual in bed-lasting machines to wipe the marginal portion of the toe end of the upper into lasted position, side wipers which partake of the operative movements of the toe wipers, so as to assume positions determined by the latter, but are movable independently of the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe. As illustrated, the

side wipers are supported on the same wiper carriers as the toe wipers, which are suitably extended for that purpose, and are operated, each independently of the other, by hand levers which are located near and are movable in the same direction as another hand lever provided as usual for operating the toe wipers. The operator is thus enabled, in the use of the side wipers, conveniently to subject the upper at each side of the 55 forepart to such individual treatment as may be required for the best results. In the construction herein shown, moreover, the side wipers are rectilinearly movable in such paths that they have components of movement toward the toe end of the shoe as well as laterally of the shoe, which is especially desirable in operating as illustrated on the marginal portion of the upper along the inwardly curved edges of the shoe bottom at the rear of the ball line; and for better accommodation to the shapes of different shoes in these locations the side wipers shown comprise flexible resilient plates adjustable to vary their curvatures by bending them heightwise of the shoe.

The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the lefthand portion of a bed-lasting machine in which the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the portion of the machine shown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away, showing a shoe in the machine;

Fig. 3 is a view in lef -hand end elevation of a portion of the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with parts broken away;

Fig. 4 is a plan view mainly of the toe and side wipers and of portions of their operating mechanisms, with parts in section, showing the toe wipers and one of the side wipers as they appear after having been moved inwardly as in operating on a shoe, although no shoe is shown in this figure Fig. 5 is a section on the line VV of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VIVI of Fig. i;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the ias ing of one side of the forepart of the shoe at the rear of the toe portion while the toe wipers are over the shoe bottom;

Fig. 8 is a plan view further illustrating 'the lasting of this part of the shoe;

ig. 9 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 7, but showing one of the side wipers in its advanced position over the shoe bottom; and

Fig. 10 is a plan view illustrating the positions of the parts at the completion of the lasting of the forepart of the shoe by the toe and side wipers.

The invention is herein illustrated as applied to a bed-lasting machine of a wel1-known type characteristic features of which are disclosed, for example, in United States Letters Patent No. 1,284,870, granted on November 12, 1918 upon an application of Matthias Brock, and accordingly reference will be made herein only to such parts of the machine as it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the present invention. The last and shoe are mounted on a work support including a spindle 2 which enters the spindle hole in the heel end of the last and a toe rest 4 which underlies the toe end of the shoe. At its heel end the shoe is embraced and clamped by a heel band 6. The machine has also heel-lasting wipers 1 which may be used in lasting the heel end of the shoe in the customary manner; but the heel end may have been previously lasted in a different machine, in which case the wipers I may be moved inwardly over the heel seat to assist in holding the shoe for the forepart-lasting operation, as shown in Fig. 2.

For lasting the toe end of the shoe by means of toe wipers hereinafter described there is provided a slide 8 vertically movable in the frame of the machine and connected by a link l6 to a double-acting treadle l2 whereby the wipers are raised and lowered. Supported on the slide 8 is a plate l4 which is adjustable in directions lengthwise of the shoe by means of a screw l6 and a hand wheel l8 to position the toe wipers properly for shoes of different lengths. The plate [4 supports a plate 28 which is rectilinearly movable in directions widthwise of the shoe by means disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent. Mounted on the plate 28 for adjustment about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe is another plate 24 controlled'by a hand wheel 26, the adjustment of this plate serving to position the toe wipers properly in accordance with the lateral swing of the forepart of a right or a left last. Mounted in upwardly extending lugs on the plate 24 is a rod 28 on which is pivotally mounted a wiper-supporting head 36 for adjustment about an axis extending widthwise of the shoe so that th toe wipers may be properly positioned to extend lengthwise of the shoe in substantially parallel relation to the toe end of the shoe bottom, the adjustment of the head 30 being effected by a hand crank 32. Supported on the head 30 for adjustment about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe is a wiper holder 34, this adjustment being effected by a hand crank 36 so that the wipers will extend laterally of the shoe in substantially parallel relation to the toe end of the shoe bottom. For the purpose of such adjustment the holder 34 has a cylindrical extension, a portion of which is shown at 31 in Fig. 2, mounted in a bearing in the head 30 and confined by two detachable bearing cap members 68. Supported on the wiper holder 34 are two wiper carriers 69 (Fig. 4) on which the toe wipers 46 are detachably secured, these wiper carriers having therein cam slots 42 and 44 cooperating with rolls 46 and 48 mounted on studs on the wiper holder 34 to cause the wiper carriers and the toe wipers to advance bodily lengthwise of the shoe and also to swing inward laterally of the shoe in predetermined paths as the carriers are operated, the wipers moving in a plane substantially parallel to the toe end of the shoe bottom. For thus operating the wiper carriers there is provided a crosshead 58 mounted on a longitudinally movable rod 52 and connected by links 54 to the carriers, the rod 52 being operated by a hand lever 56 (Figs. 1 and 2) pivoted at 58 on a bracket 66 on the wiper head 30. As thus far described the machine is constructed substantially as disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent. Included also in the machine herein shown is a toe band 62 for clamping the upper about the toe end of the last and mechanism for operating this toe band, the construction in this respect being substantially as disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,495,169, granted on May 27, 1924 upon an application of Joseph Fausse and Ren E. Duplessis. The toe band may, however, be omitted if desired.

For purposes of this invention the toe wiper carriers 39 are provided with extensions 64 (Figs. 1 and 4) which may, as shown, be integral with the other portions of the carriers, and supported by these extensions are side wipers 66 arranged to extend along the sides of the shoe beyond the toe wipers 40 for wiping the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe. The toe wipers 40 in the construction shown are of such lengths as to operate on the shoe only substantially as far rearwardly as the tip line, if the shoe is provided with a tip, and the side wipers 66 are formed to operate on the shoe from the toe wipers substantially as far rearwardly as the beginning of the shank portion of the shoe. Each toe wiper has a groove 61 therein (Fig. 6) to assist in guiding the adjacent side wiper 66 and a lip 68 overlapping a portion of the side wiper to assist in positioning the latter heightwise of the shoe. Throughout a portion of its extent lengthwise of the shoe each side wiper 66 is provided in its lower face with a recess in which is mounted a flexible resilient shoe-engaging wiper plate 10. Each plate 10, at the end thereof which is nearest the toe wiper 40, is secured to the wiper plate 66 by two screws 12 (Fig. 4). The other end of each plate 10 is free to be sprung downward more or less by a screw 14 which is threaded in the wiper plate 66 and bears at its lower end on the plate 18. By the screw 14, therefore, the plate Hi may be adjusted to conform substantially to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom of a shoe of any particular style or size, especially at the rear of the ball line of the shoe. Each plate 16 has an upturned inner edge portion to facilitate its inward wiping movement without damage to the upper, this upturned edge portion having therein a plurality of slits 16 to increase the flexibility of the plate. From the toe wiper 40 rearwardly along the side of the shoe each side wiper 66 and its plate 70 are curved at their inner edges in general similarity to the lateral curvature of the edge of the shoe bottom, but in locations farthest from the toe end of the shoe they are differently shaped to assist in avoiding interference between the two opposite side wipers in operating on a very narrow shoe.

Each of the side wipers 66 is secured by two screws 18 to a flexible resilient arm 80 which is fastened at its outer end, i. e., the end which is the farther from the shoe, by a screw 82 to a slide 84 mounted in a guideway in the extension 64 of the toe wiper carrier 39. The slide 84 is confined in its guideway by two gibs 86 and 88 fast on the extension 64. The arm 80 is further controlled by a nut 90 threaded on a bolt 92 the head of which is seated in a recess in the slide 84 and the shank portion of which extends through an enlarged opening 94 in the arm 88. By means of the nut 90 the arm 88 may be sprung downwardly more or less to vary the pressure of the wiper 66 on the shoe in the wiping operation. While this may result in separating the wiper 66 slightly from the overlapping lip 68 of the adjacent toe wiper 40 before the wiper 66 is moved inwardly over the shoe bottom, the arm 80 is these locations.

} gagement with rack teeth I00 on the slides.

described. Connected to each rack bar sufiiciently flexible to permit the wiper 66 to be pressed up by the shoe in the wiping operation so that its wiping face will be substantially continuous with the wiping face of the wiper 40.

It will be understood that rectilinear inward movements are imparted to the side wipers 66 by the slides 84, and these slides are movable in such paths that the side wipers have components of movement toward the toe end of the shoe as they are moved inward laterally of the shoe. In this manner the side wipers wipe the margin of the upper over the insole along the inwardly curved portions of the edges of the shoe bottom at the rear of the ball line without any danger of producing objectionable wrinkles in the margin in Operative movements are imparted to the slides 84 by gear wheels 96 rotatably mounted on the toe wiper carrier extensions 64 and having peripheral teeth 98 in en- Each of the gear wheels 96 is also provided on its upper face with a series of gear teeth I02 in engagement Each of the previously mentioned gibs 88 serves as a cover over the gear wheel 96 and has integral therewith a casing III] which incloses the pinion I06 and in which is a sleeve II2 arranged to serve as a bearing for the shaft I08. Each shaft I68 is connected by a universal joint H4 to an extensible telescopic shaft II 6, and this telescopic shaft is connected by a universal joint I I8 to a short shaft I20 rotatable in abearing in a bracket I22 which is secured to the previously mentioned bearing cap members 38 on the toe wiper head 30. On the left-hand end of each shaft I20 is a pinion I24 (Fig. 3) in engagement with a rack bar I26 slidingly movable in the bracket I22. Each rack bar I26 has an enlarged head I28 provided with a slot I30 (Fig. 2) in which lies a roll I32 carried by a short arm of a hand lever I34 mounted to swing about a stud I36 on the bracket I22. It will be observed that one of the pinions I24 is below its rack bar I26 and the other pinion above the corresponding rack bar, so that by swinging movement of either lever I34 toward the right, in the same direction as the toe-wiper-operating movement of the lever 56, the corresponding side wiper 66 is moved inwardly to operate on the shoe through rotation of the telescopic shaft H6 and the gearing above I26 is a spring I 38 which tends to impart outward movement away from the shoe to the corresponding side wiper 66 and will of itself return the wiper to its outermost position relatively to the extension 64 of the toe wiper carrier 39 when the pressure of the several wipers on the shoe is relieved as hereinafter described. Further to insure that the side wipers 66 will occupy positions out of engagement with the shoe when the toe wipers fill are being operated to last the toe end of the shoe there are mounted in recesses in the bracket I22 spring-pressed plungers I40 arranged to enter shallow recesses in the rack bars I26. It will be understood that these plungers are forced by the rack bars out of such recesses when the rack bars are operated by the hand levers I36.

The condition of the shoe when it comes to the machine and the character of the steps performed in the use of the machine may vary more or less in accordance with the preferences of different manufacturers. The drawings show a shoe which has been subjected to the customary pulling-over operation, the margin of the upper materials being fastened to the insole at the sides of the forepart in locations near the ends of the tip line by permanent pulling-over tacks t clinched on a metal bottom plate on the last. A corresponding tack driven at the end of the toe is removed prior to the toe-lasting operation. It will be understood, however, that if the last has no bottom plate temporarly partially driven end and side pulling-over tacks may be used, the side tacks being removed at a convenient time in the forepart-lasting operation. The shoe herein shown has also been previously lasted along the sides of its shank portion and at the heel end, the upper being fastened to the insole at the shank portion by staples s anchored in the insole in accordance with the method disclosed in Letters Patent No.

1,815,298, granted on July 21, 1931 upon an application of George Goddu. At the heel end the shoe may have been conveniently lasted by the use of an automatic heel-seat-lasting machine. If desired, however, a shoe may be lasted at the heel end in the machine herein shown by the use of the wipers I, tacks being driven by hand as customary in the use of bed-lasting machines. It will be understood that before the shoe is presented to the machine the toe box will have been softened as usual preparatory to toe lasting.

The shoe prepared, for example, as above described is mounted on the work support, the heel band 6 is closed to embrace and hold the heel end of the shoe, and if desired also the heel wipers I may be advanced and closed over the heel seat as shown in Fig. 2 to assist in holding the shoe firmly during the forepart-lasting operation. By use of any one or more of the adjusting members I8, 26, 32 and 36 the toe wipers 40 may then, or later in the operation of the machine, be properly positioned to operate with the best results on the toe end of the shoe, as common in the use of bed-lasting machines of the illustrated type. In the machine herein shown such adjustments as the toe wipers receive are necessarily imparted also to the side wipers 66, sothat the latter are properly positioned relatively to the shoe with the toe wipers. In operating on the shoe the operator advances and closes the toe wipers about the toe end of the shoe below the edge of the shoe bottom by the hand lever 56, and by use of the treadle I2 raises them to wipe the toe-end portion of the upper materials upwardly. By use of the lever 56 he then further advances and closes the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper materials inwardly over the insole. It will be understood that the side wipers 66 partake of these movements of the toe wipers, but that at this time they are in such retracted positions relatively to the toe wipers as not to contact with the shoe. The operator next withdraws the toe wipers from over the shoe bottom, and if the upper is to be secured to the insole by an adhesive he then preferably trims off the surplus margin of the toe box and lining and of any other layer of upper materials that there may be around the toe except the outer layer, as customary in lasting with adhesive. Thereafter he uses the toe wipers to Wipe the upper upwardly and inwardly over the insole a second time, retracts them and applies suitable adhesive to the upper and the insole, and then again advances and closes them to wipe the margin of the upper into position to adhere to the insole. The treadle I2 may also be used as desired to increase the downward pressure of the wipers on the margin of the upper. When the adhesive is thus applied at the toe end of the shoe it may also be conveniently applied, if desired, to the still unlasted margins of the upper materials and to the insole along the sides of the forepart at the rear of the toe portion.

After having substantially completed the lasting of the toe portion of the shoe as above described, the operator preferably retracts the toe wipers 40 a short distance by the hand lever 56 so as to uncover at each side of the toe a small section of the margin of the upper to be overlapped by the adjacent side wiper 66 when the latter operates on the shoe. The toe Wipers, how ever, are still left in holding relation to a substantial portion of the width of the overlasted margin of the upper, as illustrated in Figs. '7 and 8. By use of one of the hand levers E34 the operator then imparts inward movement to the corresponding side wiper 66 to wipe the marginal portion of the upper materials over the insole along one side of the shoe bottom from the portion acted upon by the adjacent toe wiper it as far rcarwardly as the previously side-lasted portion. Prefer-ably, the operator also uses hand pincers such as shown at M2 in Fig. '7 to pull heightwise of the last, and it may be more or less inwardly over the insole, portions of the upper acted upon by the wiper E55 and its flexible plate T before the margin of the upper is wiped down upon the insole, and the pincers may thus be used to pull the upper successively in different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom, as indicated in Fig. 8, while the wiper is pressing against the upper at the edge of the insole. The drawings illustrate the use of hand pincers of special construction, including a member M4 for pressing the margin of the insole down on the last during the pull on the upper, these pincers embodying novel features which are the invention of Sidney J. Finn and are claimed in Letters Patent No. 2,096,738, granted on October 26, 1937.

As the side. wiper 85 is moved inwardly to wipe the margin of the upper materials down upon the insole its flexible plate l'ti, adjusted by the screw M to conform substantially to the lengthwise contour of the shoe bottom, acts on the upper in locations near the ball line and rearwardly thereof. The wiper 66 may be moved inwardly as far as desiredfor example, as far as illustrated in Fig. 9, after which it is sufficiently retracted to avoid interference with the vidper at the opposite side of the shoe when the latter is operated, although it is preferably left in holding relation to the overwiped margin of the upper substantially throughout the width of the latter. By use of the other hand lever i3 3 the operator then lasts in the same manner the other side of the shoe from the toe portion to the beginning of the shank portion. Although the lever 834 which was first used is left free at this time, the wiper 66 which was first operated thereby remains in position over the shoe bottom, since the spring l38 is not strong enough to withdraw it when it is in frictional contact with the shoe. After both sides have been lasted as described and while all the several wipers are over the shoe bottom, the operator preferably imparts a supplemental movement to the hand lever 58 to advance and close the toe wipers 5% beyond the positions which they occupied during the operative movements of the side wipers and to correspondingly advance the side wipers lengthwise of the shoe, these wipers also being carried farther inwardly toward each other with the toe wipers at this time by the swinging movements of the wiper carriers 35 by reason of the frictional engagement of the slides 84 with the parts in contact therewith. In this manner the margin of the upper along the entire forepart of the shoe is subjected to a final wiping action. The operator then lifts the toe and side wipers by the treadle I2 and withdraws the toe wipers from over the shoe bottom by the hand lever 56. In this operation the side wipers also are carried outwardly by the wiper carriers 39, and they are further retracted relatively to these wiper carriers by the action of the springs I38, the spring plungers l lll entering the recesses in the rack bars 525 to retain the side wipers in their outermost positions on the carriers. The operator then retracts the heel wipers l and removes the shoe from the machine.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, end-lasting members movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole around an end of the shoe, and sidelasting members arranged to assume positions relatively to the shoe determined by the operative movements of said end-lasting members and movable independently of the end-lasting members to lay the marginal portion of the upper over the insole from the extreme edge of the insole inwardly at the sides of the shoe beyond its end portion.

2. In a lasting machine, end-lasting members movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole around an end of the shoe, and sidelasting members so mounted as to partake of the overlaying movements of the end-lasting members lengthwise and laterally of the shoe while out of contact with the shoe and also movable relatively to the end-lasting members to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole at the sides of the shoe beyond its end portion.

3. In a lasting machine, end-lasting members movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole around an end of the shoe, side-lasting members movable lengthwise of the shoe with said end-lasting members in the operation of the latter on the shoe and also movable relatively to the end-lasting members to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole at the sides of the shoe beyond its end portion, and devices movable by the operator to operate the side-lasting members respectively at different times independently of the end-lasting members.

4. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, and side wipers arranged to assume positions lengthwise of the shoe determined by the operative movements of said toe wipers while retracted outwardly beyond the edge of the shoe bottom and movable independently of the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

5. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, and side wipers so mounted as to move idly lengthwise and laterally of the shoe with the toe wipers in the operation of the toe wipers on the shoe and movable thereafter relatively to the toe Wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

6. In a lasting machine, toe Wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers so mounted as to move lengthwise of the shoe with the toe Wipers in the operation of the latter on the shoe and movable thereafter relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper from the extreme edge of the shoe bottom inwardly into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, manual means for operating the toe wipers, and additional manual means for operating the side wipers independently of the toe wipers.

'7. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers so mounted as to move lengthwise of the shoe with the toe wipers in the operation of the latter on the shoe and movable thereafter relatively to the toe Wipers to Wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, a hand lever for operating the toe wipers, and additional hand levers connected respectively to the different side wipers for operating them.

8. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, and side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to be positioned relatively to the shoe by the operative movements of said carriers, the side wipers being movable relatively to said end wipers while the latter are stationary to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe.

9. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said wipers, means for moving said wiper carriers bodily lengthwise of the shoe and for swinging them laterally of the shoe to operate said end wipers, and side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to be positioned relatively to the shoe by the operative movements of said carriers, the side wipers being rectilinearly movable relatively to said carriers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe.

10. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and mounted for swinging movements in a plane substantially parallel to the end of the shoe bottom to operate said wipers, and side wipers supported by portions of said wiper carriers extending beyond the end wipers for movements relatively to the end wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe.

11. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and mounted for swinging movements in a plane substantially parallel to the end of the shoe bottom to operate said wipers, and side wipers supported by said wiper carriers for rectilinear movements relatively to the end wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe.

12. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, and side wipers supported by portions of said wiper carriers extending beyond the toe wipers and movable relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

13. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe, and means for operating said side wipers independently of the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

14. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and movable relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, a hand lever connected to said wiper carriers for operating the toe wipers, and additional hand levers connected respectively to the different side wipers for operating them.

15. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe, means for moving the side wipers relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe while the toe wipers are over the shoe bottom, and means for maintaining the side wipers in retracted positions out of contact with the shoe in the operative movements of the toe wipers.

16. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers movable idly with said toe wipers in the operation of the toe wipers on the shoe and movable thereafter relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, members unaifected by the combined movements of the toe and side Wipers for thereafter operating the side wipers, and

mechanism for connecting said members at all times to the side wipers.

17. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers movable idly with said toe wipers in the operation of the toe wipers on the shoe and movable thereafter relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, hand levers for operating the side wipers, and connections between said hand levers and the side wipers constructed to permit the combined movements of the toe and side wipers while said hand levers are stationary.

18. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and movable relatively to the wiper carriers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, means supported independently of said wiper carriers for operating the side wipers, and mechanism including extensible telescopic shafts for connecting said operating means to the side wipers.

19. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, slides mounted on said wiper carriers for movements laterally of the shoe, side wipers supported on said slides for wiping the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, gearing supported on said wiper carriers for operating said slides, hand levers supported independently of the wiper carriers, and flexible operating connections between said gearing and the hand levers.

20. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers movable laterally of the shoe to wipe the marginal portion ofthe upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, a hand lever for operating the toe wipers, and additional hand levers movable by the same hand of the operator and in the same direction as said first-named lever for operating the side wipers.

21. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers so mounted as to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and movable also relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, a hand lever for operating the toe wipers, additional hand levers movable by the same hand of the operator and in the same direction as said firstnamed lever to operate the side wipers, and means including extensible telescopic shafts for connecting said additional hand levers to the side wipers in all positions of the several wipers.

22. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for Wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, said toe wipers being supported for operative swinging movements in a plane substantially parallel to the toe end of the shoe bottom, and side wipers arranged to be positioned relatively to the shoe by the operative movements of the toe wipers and movable thereafter while the toe wipers are stationary to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

23. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, said toe wipers being supported for operative swinging movements in a plane. substantially parallel to the toe end of the shoe bottom, and side wipers mounted to swing with said toe wipers and rectilinearly movable thereafter relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

24. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, means for moving said wipers lengthwise of'the shoe and for also swinging them laterally of the shoe to operate them, and side wipers arranged to partake of the movements of said end wipers and also bodily movable relatively to the end wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe, each of said end wipers having a portion arranged to overlap a portion of the adjacent side wiper to assist in positioning the side wiper heightwise of the shoe.

25. In a. lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, said toe wipers being supported for operative swinging movements in a plane substantially parallel to the toe end of the shoe bottom, and side wipers arranged to be positioned relatively to the shoe by the operative movements of the toe wipers and rectilinearly movable thereafter relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, each toe wiper having a guideway along which an edge of the adjacent side wiper is movable in the operation of the side wiper on the shoe.

26. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, and side wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position from the toe wipers rearwardly along the ball portion of the shoe, said side wipers being movable independently of the toe wipers laterally of the shoe with components of movement also toward the toe end of the shoe in wiping engagement with the upper from the extreme edge of the shoe bottom inwardly.

27. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, said toe wipers being supported for operative swinging movements in a plane substantially parallel to the toe end of the shoe bottom, and side wipers mounted to swing with said toe wipers and also rectilinearly movable. laterally of the shoe relatively to the toe wipers with components of movement toward the toe end of the shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe.

28. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, and side wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position from the toe wipers rearwardly along the sides of the shoe including portions of the shoe where the edges of the shoe bottom cur e inwardly at the rear of the ball line, said side wipers being rectilinearly movable laterally of the shoe relatively to the toe wipers with components of movement also toward the toe end of the shoe.

29. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, and side wipers arranged to partake of the movements of the toe wipers and also movable independently of said toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, said side wipers comprising wiping plates flexible to conform variably to the contours of different shoes lengthwise of the shoes.

30. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, side wipers movable independently of said toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, said side wipers comprising at each side of the shoe a flexible resilient wiping plate extending lengthwise of the shoe, and means for springing said plates heightwise of the shoe to vary their contour lengthwise of the shoe for operating on shoes of different shapes by engaging that end portion of each plate which is farthest lengthwise of the shoe from the toe wipers.

31. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, side wipers movable lengthwise of the shoe with said toe wipers and also movable laterally of the shoe relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, said side wipers comprising flexible resilient wiping plates, and means for springing said plates heightwise of the shoe to vary their contour lengthwise of the shoe for operating on shoes of difierent shapes.

32. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and also rectilinearly movable relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, said side wipers comprising flexible resilient wiping plates, and means for springing said plates heightwise of the shoe to vary their contour lengthwise of the shoe for operating on shoes of different shapes.

33. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, and side wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position from the toe wipers rearwardly along the sides of the shoe including portions of the shoe where the edges of the shoe bottom curve inwardly at the rear of the ball line, said side wipers being movable laterally of the shoe relatively to the toe wipers with components of movement also toward the toe end of the shoe and comprising wiping plates flexible to conform to the contours of different shoes.

34. In a lasting machine, wipers for Wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around an end of a shoe, means for moving said wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers arranged to partake of the movements. of said end wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and also bodily movable relatively to the end wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position at the sides of the shoe, and flexible resilient arms supporting said side wipers and movable with them.

35. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said toe wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, slides supported on said wiper carriers for movements widthwise of the shoe relatively to the carriers, flexible resilient arms on said slides, and side wipers supported on said arms for wiping the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe by the movements of said slides.

36. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, wiper carriers supporting said tore wipers and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to operate them, side wipers supported by said wiper carriers and movable relatively to the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, flexible resilient arms supporting said side wipers and movable with them laterally of the shoe, and means for springing said arms heightwise of the shoe to vary the pressure of the side wipers on the shoe.

37. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, and side wipers arranged to partake of the movements of the toe wipers and also bodily movable laterally of the shoe relatively to said toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, all said wipers being adjustable as a unit relatively to the shoe.

38. In a lasting machine, toe wipers movable lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position around the toe end of the shoe, and side wipers arranged to partake of the movements of the toe wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and movable also independently of the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, all said wipers being supported for tipping movement as a unit to adjust them relatively to the shoe.

39. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper into lasted position around the toe end of a shoe, side wipers movable independently of said toe wipers while the latter are over the shoe bottom to wipe the marginal portion of the upper intolasted position in wipers lengthwise and laterally of the shoe and movable thereafter independently of the toe wipers to wipe the marginal portion of the upper into lasted position in locations between the toe portion and the shank portion of the shoe, and means for imparting to all said wipers simultaneously further movements lengthwise and laterally of the shoe in wiping engagement with the margin of the upper.

JACOB C. J ORGEN SEN. 

